Aaron Judge is on the injured list. Can the Red Sox knock the Yankees out of October at Yankee Stadium by Oct 1?

The New York Yankees swept the Boston Red Sox in the best-of-three American League Wild Card Series, eliminating Boston rather than the other way around. New York won Game 2 at Yankee Stadium 9-2 on Oct. 1 to close out the sweep after taking Game 1. Across the two games, the Yankees outscored the Red Sox 18-2 and outhit them 26-7, the most lopsided wild-card result since Major League Baseball expanded the format in 2022.

Aaron Judge, who had been dealing with an injured-list stint, was available and contributed to New York's offensive surge, while the Yankees' pitching staff limited Boston's lineup throughout both games. The sweep advanced New York to face the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL Division Series, with Game 1 scheduled at Tropicana Field.

Predict Six forecasters were split roughly evenly, with half predicting Boston would knock out the Yankees. That pick proved wrong as New York dominated from the outset, never trailing in either game of the series.